Surveillance video shows the moment a man was seriously injured in the crash of a Little Rock Police Department helicopter last week.The department released the video on its Facebook page this week.The crash happened at about 11 a.m. Aug. 16 at the police department's helipad.KATV-TV reported that the crash seriously injured William "Bill" Denio. He had been testing new equipment when straight-line winds knocked the aircraft, police said. The Democrat Gazette reported that Denio had a severe head injury.Video shows the helicopter sitting on a flatbed trailer with its rotary blades spinning. As the helicopter begins to lift, a man can be seen motioning to the pilot.The aircraft then crashed and rolled onto its right side. The crash sent shards of metal into the air.Police found broken glass in the cockpit, which had been destroyed, The Democrat Gazette reported.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. —

Surveillance video shows the moment a man was seriously injured in the crash of a Little Rock Police Department helicopter last week.

The department released the video on its Facebook page this week.

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The crash happened at about 11 a.m. Aug. 16 at the police department's helipad.

KATV-TV reported that the crash seriously injured William "Bill" Denio. He had been testing new equipment when straight-line winds knocked the aircraft, police said. The Democrat Gazette reported that Denio had a severe head injury.

Video shows the helicopter sitting on a flatbed trailer with its rotary blades spinning. As the helicopter begins to lift, a man can be seen motioning to the pilot.

The aircraft then crashed and rolled onto its right side. The crash sent shards of metal into the air.

Police found broken glass in the cockpit, which had been destroyed, The Democrat Gazette reported.